I was reading this Ubuntu Software Center design document and wondering, what software was used to design all those ui concept?
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1See also [Native, FOSS GUI prototyping tools?](http://askubuntu.com/questions/1763/native-foss-gui-prototyping-tools) – 8128 Nov 24 '10 at 16:53
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Those specific designs are made by hand by Matthew Paul Thomas on graph paper.
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I've found Pencil to be most valuable when I need to pump out quick little UI mocks. It's a Firefox extension by default but you can also get a version that runs on XUL (the framework beneathe Firefox).
While it might not be what was used for this example, it's worth a look.
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Mark Shuttleworth uses Balsamiq Mockups for his mockups (like the Window Indicators one). It's not free though.
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1There is a web demo version of Balsamiq Mockups at: http://builds.balsamiq.com/b/mockups-web-demo/ – practicalli-john Nov 24 '10 at 05:57
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Balsamiq Mockups is an application that occasionally gets used by Mark and the design team.
It's not free but it is cross-platform (through Java) and provides a lot more features than Pencil.
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1Yes, Balsamiq mockups runs on top of Adobe AIR and not Java. Adobe AIR does work okay on Ubuntu, at least since Ubuntu 9.10 – practicalli-john Nov 24 '10 at 05:58
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WireframeSketcher lets you do this kind of mockup. You can use it as a standalone tool but also as a plugin for Eclipse-based IDEs (like Aptana and Zend Studio).
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1For the benefit of the reader: this is **$75** for a single license (You should really get other people to recommend your software by the way) :P – Stefano Palazzo Dec 04 '10 at 15:43
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3I also give away free licenses to open-source developers and all kinds of do-gooders. – Peter Severin Dec 04 '10 at 17:18